New Testament Christian Churches of America
| New Testament Christian Churches of America, Incorporated | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Pentecostal |
| Orientation | Pentecostal |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Leader |
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| Distinct fellowships | None |
| Associations | None |
| Region | Worldwide, usually adjacent to U.S. military bases |
| Headquarters | Graham, Washington, USA |
| Founder | Rodger W. Davis |
| Origin | October 1969 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Separated from | Pentecostal Church of God |
| Separations | House of Prayer Christian Churches |
| Missionaries | Philippines |
New Testament Christian Churches of America (NTCC) is a Pentecostal,Evangelical, Trinitarian,Fundamentalist denomination of about 3,000 members in approximately 100 individual churches internationally, headquartered in Graham, Washington in the United States. It was founded in 1969 by former Pentecostal Church of God minister Rodger Wilson Davis (1929-2014). The NTCC proselytizing strategy targets military bases, specifically overseas. Some former members say that the NTCC is abusive, cult-like and controlling to those within the congregation. The NTCC does not provide financial statements and its finances are often cash-based.
Incorporated in 1969 in St. Louis, Missouri as the New Testament Church of God (NTCG), the NTCC's founder and original pastor was Pentecostal Church of God minister Rodger Wilson Davis. For the first five years of its existence, NTCG was affiliated with the Independent Pentecostal, or Free, Holiness movement. The NTCG leadership eventually severed their ties with all outside churches, ministers, and ministries. They also distanced themselves from other Christian denominations by requiring that only those who had graduated from their own seminary could minister in their churches, and that their pastors could not maintain positions in any non-NTCG churches. The NTCG seminary was founded by Davis soon after he left the Pentecostal Church of God in 1969, and was incorporated in St. Louis as the Midwestern Bible Institute. The institute was later known as New Testament Christian (NTC) College, and is currently known as New Testament Christian Seminary.
In 1984, NTCG moved its denominational headquarters from St. Louis to Graham, Washington; the New Testament Christian Seminary followed suit in 1987. Also in 1987, NTCG changed its name to the New Testament Christian Churches of America, Incorporated.
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